Instead of working hard, apple chooses to work smart for the most part, looking at you, g4 cube. Word helps you put your best words forward anytime, anywhere and with anyone. But, on a macbook with 128 gb of solidstate drive space, this can be a significant waste of space. In typesetting and text editors, the term hard space has several meanings, all related to a special way of representing the space between characters the most commonly used meaning is the same as nonbreaking space, a special space character used by a word processor that forbids an automatic line breaking at its position in earlier days of text editors that worked with text mode crt. How to automatically search and replace spaces with hard. The paragraph dialog box options are described in adjust indents and spacing. Ditto for selecting playlists in itunes instead of playpausing i dont know if that has been. Change single space after sentence to double space in word. If you have 256gb or more free space, you will be okay, but in many cases there may be much less space available. When storage space is needed, only space saving optimised versions of photos are kept on your mac. Hard space article about hard space by the free dictionary. In the find and replace dialog box, go to the find what text box and enter l the lowercase letter l. Insert a hard space my recently departed, latelamented, and highly dedicated word processor let you insert a hard space that kept the words around it together, so if you wrote jose hard space public, jose and public wouldnt be split at the end of a line if that was where the phrase happened to fall.
On a mac with a large hard drive, this isnt a big deal. How to stop your macs mail app from wasting gigabytes of. Jul 31, 2016 this could take up tens of gigabytes of space if you have a lot of emails. Aug 29, 2014 now there are 110 gb of free space, as it should be. When storage space is needed, only spacesaving optimised versions of photos are kept on your mac. Option space also sometimes lets you type a space character when the spacebar would otherwise do something else, such as selecting the first item in a folder instead of activating quicklook in the leopard finder i think this hint was posted here.
You can then delete these space hogs to free up space. The best external hard drives for mac in 2020 pcmag. There are 3 main methods of increasing hard disk space. How to remove purgeable storage space on macos 5 minute fix. Show section breaks a quick way to find section breaks is to show these breaks in the document. How to free up storage space on your mac apple support. First off, i was always used to having 100120 gb or so free. Now finder says i have 177 gb free on a 250 gb hard drive, which is about 10 more gb than yesterday. Nov 14, 2019 in word for mac, use the search box in the upperright corner of the document. Nonbreaking spaces the easy way cybertext newsletter. I opened the about this mac app again, and see the following readings. In word processing and digital typesetting, a nonbreaking space, also called nobreak space, nonbreakable space nbsp, required space, hard space, or fixed space, is a space character that prevents an automatic line break at its position.
How to double space on microsoft word for mac youtube. In microsoft word, how can i display or hide formatting. You can easily add or delete a page in your documents with word for mac. Both kinds of returns move the insertion pointer to the line below the one youve been typing on.
In word 2007, from the office button menu, select word options near the bottom right corner of the menu select display from the listing at the left in the section titled always show these formatting marks on the screen. How to check a macs free hard drive space macworld. But words different types of returns let you decide whether a new line starts a new paragraph. Bonus points for any answer that works consistently between windows and mac versions of excel. I should have thought earlier of this possibility i am around since mac os x 10. You might end up deleting an important file, that might hinder performance of your mac and apps. Hold the alt key and key in 0160 on the numeric keypad. Special characters for find and replace in microsoft word. With the template properly installed, if you ever try to save a word document and get the disk full error, just go to the file menu in word, click on disk full error. Its hard to imagine that work taking up an entire 128gb space but then you dont get the entire space.
Jan 05, 2010 most coders also use it to collapse a series a space character into a single space. Cant move files to external hard drive from mac more less. Insert a hard space my recently departed, latelamented, and highly dedicated word processor let you insert a hard space that kept the words around it together, so if you wrote josehard spacepublic, jose and public wouldnt be split at the end of a line if that was where the phrase happened to fall. A hard disk analysis tool like disk inventory x will scan your macs hard disk and display which folders and files are using up the most space. Inserting a nonbreaking or hard space in word 2016 for pc duration. But i thank you all, and especially weaselboy, for their great help. Find spacemm, and replace with smm, finds all instances of mm followed by a comma and replaces the space with a nonbreaking space. Dec 29, 2008 find space mm space and replace with smm space finds all mm units of measure preceded and followed by a space. To keep two words or a hyphenated word together on one line, you can use a nonbreaking space or nonbreaking hyphen instead of a regular space or hyphen.
Alright, im still convinced finder is doing something screwy in its free space calculations. Now, if i want to replace any given word string from normal or no space to hard space, how do i do that. To add a new blank page or page break to your document, click pages on the insert tab, and then choose either blank page or page break. Although desktop macs come with up to 750gb of hard drive space, some mac laptops still ship with hard drives as small as 60gb and. Just one single click, the found system logs, system caches, user logs, user caches, user trash, user downloads and more will be removed in seconds. Internal hard drive, external hard drive and a network attached unit. Aug 15, 2014 this is a tutorial on how to double space on microsoft word for mac.
Unfortunately, outlook for mac, even the latest outlook 2016 doesnt have some of the space saving options available to office for windows. You can change the text flow in a document by using hard or soft returns. Apple may provide or recommend responses as a possible solution based on the information provided. Insert nonbreaking spaces in microsoft word using the keyboard shortcut. Instead of making your hard drive bigger, theyve tackled the problem of limited space on your mac with cloud storage. Looking to add storage, or for a smart way to back up your mac. On the insert tab, in the symbols group, click symbol. Instructions in this article apply to word for microsoft 365, word 2019, word 2016, word 20, word 2010, and word for mac. May 09, 2019 the best external hard drives for mac in 2020. Now there are 110 gb of free space, as it should be. Heres what you need to know, along with our toprated applefriendly drives. In word 2007, from the office button menu, select word options near the bottom right corner of the menu.
Hard drives have a way of filling upespecially laptop drives. How to use soft and hard returns in word 2010 dummies. Although desktop macs come with up to 750gb of harddrive space, some mac laptops still ship with hard drives as small as 60gb and. In microsoft word, how can i display or hide formatting marks. Scan your mac mini hard drive and search for files that waste your hard disk space. How do i make a hard space or required space in word. Mac computers can have relatively small hard drives like 128gb or 265gb which outlook 2016 for mac can gobble up. This is a tutorial on how to double space on microsoft word for mac. Alternately, if a regular space already appears where the nonbreaking space should be inserted, select the regular space see figure 1.
Place your cursor where the nonbreaking space should be inserted. I can input a nonbreaking space with optspace, and excel so far seems to treat it as a nonbreaking space, but its not great for readability in a formula, it looks just like any space. Change sentence space after fullstopperiod in word. Reduce the disk space used by outlook for mac office watch. If you choose page break, all subsequent content after your insertion point will be moved onto the next page. What is other on mac storage and how to delete it 7 steps guide. On the indents and spacing tab, select the options you want, and click ok. Upgrade to office home and student for classic office apps including word, excel and powerpoint. You can start a new line manually by inserting a hard return. Enter the nonbreaking space character through the keyboard. Click where you want to insert the nonbreaking space. When storage space is needed, files, photos, movies, email attachments, and other files that you seldom. To free up disk space, its helpful to know exactly what is using disk space on your mac. To insert a nonbreaking space on slides in powerpoint, you have the following options.
You can see your drives capacity, its available space, its used space, and other info. Mac hard drive out of space, free up more disk space with. How to stop your macs mail app from wasting gigabytes of space. I can input a nonbreaking space with opt space, and excel so far seems to treat it as a nonbreaking space, but its not great for readability in a formula, it looks just like any space. Jan 27, 2020 when storage space is needed, only space saving optimised versions of photos are kept on your mac.
Nonbreaking spaces buttericks practical typography. Top right, ringed in gold, thats the 128gb ssd in a 2018 mac mini source. Optionspace also sometimes lets you type a space character when the spacebar would otherwise do something else, such as selecting the first item in a folder instead of activating quicklook in the leopard finder i think this hint was posted here. The standard model macs tend to offer less memory and hard drive space, so you need to take the specs into consideration. Optimized storage in macos sierra and later can save space by storing your content in icloud and making it available on demand. A nonbreaking space is the same width as a word space, but it prevents the text from flowing to a new line or page.
Move duplicates and unneeded files to trash and dont you worry disk drill makes sure you dont trash system files. Finder shows incorrect free hard drive space macrumors. Oct 07, 2019 save space by storing your content in icloud or using built in tools to find and remove large or unneeded files. This could take up tens of gigabytes of space if you have a lot of emails. This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only. Optionspace has been the standard keystroke for an nbsp on the mac for as long as i can remember. Increase hard disk storage space on your mac mac tricks. Benefit from flexible filters and three display modes.
Jun 30, 2011 the nonbreaking space is ctrlshiftspacebar. Even if you keep your data on external disks, the need to clean up your mac wont disappear. Though this method include some laborious steps, it also ensures that no important file goes missing. To download the original photo or video, just open it. Free disk space analyzer software for mac os x disk drill. Discover how to free up hard drive space on a mac or macbook. These tips and tricks will help you get more free storage in macos so you dont need to buy an external hard drive or delete files. A new, modern take on the desktop application built for the creation of polished documents. May 17, 2020 free up storage space on mac manually. Word automatically breaks the text at a space or a hyphen at the end of a line.
When storage space is needed, only the messages and attachments you recently opened are kept on your mac. You can quickly adjust indents and spacing in word for the web. Because of their lower cost, pcs have often been the choice for people who needed basic computing functions, like word processing and web surfing, while creative professionals who perform tasks such as design or video. When storage space is needed, only spacesaving optimized versions of photos are kept on your mac. Find spacemmspace and replace with smmspace finds all mm units of measure preceded and followed by a space. Jun 19, 2018 to free up disk space, its helpful to know exactly what is using disk space on your mac. Once disk utility opens, select your hard drives name from the list.
How to cope with just 128gb of ssd storage on your mac. Disk drill can pretty quickly check your mac hard drive space and map it out for you to show whats eating your disk space. I am going to discuss with you today, how you can increase the disk space on your mac by plugging in new hard drives giving you that all important space. Bonus points for any answer that works consistently between windows and mac versions of excel but for this question, mac only is enough. Aug 23, 2015 nonbreaking hard spaces word 2011 mac brian. So lets see why you are losing hard drive space, and find out how can we prevent or solve this. You can use both hard and soft returns in word 2010. Mac hard drive out of space, free up more disk space with mac. A word of advice from my side, dont try these method if you are a novice in the field. When storage space is needed, only space saving optimized versions of photos are kept on your mac. Your word processor assumes that a word space marks a safe place to flow text onto a new line or page. How to cope with just 128gb of ssd storage on your mac mini. Go to home and select line and paragraph spacing line spacing options at the bottom of the menu.
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